A MAORI SENTENCED
" 1 » - . ANXIOUS TO ENLIST. : • By Telegraphic-Press Association.':.' Auckland, August 31. A full-blooded Maori, Harry Kelly, was-before the Supreme Court, charged with breaking, entering,'and theft. .; It was stated that the prisoner was induced to plead guilty hoping to get away:with the Maori contingent. Mr. Justice Coooer said accused had. previ- , ously served.a; month's imprisonment; he would now b"o isentenced to twelve months' hard labour. ■ "If the authorities think you can safely be released in order to serve your country," the Judge added, "they may possibly take • the. responsibility.".
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2555, 1 September 1915, Page 6
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90A MAORI SENTENCED Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2555, 1 September 1915, Page 6
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